Number fours and fives
Here's another entry for lovers of lists and old records. I've been gradually working through the records that made it into my personal top ten that I listed every week between 1960 and 1965. This time, I'm listing the discs that made it to a highest position of numbers four and five. There's some crap here, particularly in the early years when my taste was still a bit dodgy, but it gets better and most of it is pretty good - from a time when there was some truly great music around.
1960: He'll Have To Go - Jim Reeves; Someone Else's Baby - Adam Faith; Shazam - Duane Eddy; Baby My Heart - Crickets; Happy Go Lucky Me - Paul Evans; You'll Never Know What You're Missing - Emile Ford; Another Sleepless Night - Eddie Hickey; Jellied Eels - Joe Brown; Everybody's Somebody's Fool - Connie Francis; Question - Lloyd Price; Let's Think About Living - Bob Luman; Yogi - Ivy Three; Somebody To Love - Bobby Darin; Why Why Bye Bye - Bob Luman.

1962: He's Old Enough To Know Better - Crickets; Farewell Farewell - Johnny & the Hurricanes; Twist Around The Clock - Clay Cole; Twistin' All Night Long - Danny & the Juniors; Talkin' About You - Tony Orlando; A Matter Of Moments - Mark Dinning; I Know - Barbara George (pictured top); A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody - Piltdown Men; Speak To Me Pretty - Brenda Lee; Twist Twist Senora - US Bonds; Sing - Jackie Wilson; Shout - Joey Dee; I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles; The Stripper - David Rose; Dancin' Party - Chubby Checker; Vacation - Connie Francis; Little Diane - Dion; If A Man Answers - Bobby Darin; Swiss Maid - Del Shannon; No One Can Make My Sunshine Smile - Everly Brothers; Warmed Over Kisses - Brian Hyland; The Cha Cha Cha - Bobby Rydell; Baby Face - Bobby Darin; Return To Sender - Elvis Presley; Under Your Spell Again - Lloyd Price.

1964: When The Boy's Happy - Four Pennies (pictured - aka the Chiffons); Tonight You're Gonna Fall In Love With Me - Shirelles; Abigail Beecher - Freddie Cannon; That Girl Belongs To Yesterday - Gene Pitney; Hoochie Coochie Man - Dion; Ain't That Lovin' You Baby - Everly Brothers; Suspicion - Terry Stafford; Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean; Mona - Bo Diddley; Black Night - Arthur Alexander; Every Little Bit Hurts - Brenda Holloway; What's The Matter With You Baby - Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye; Dissatisfied Woman - Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee; C'mon And Swim - Bobby Freeman; Little Old Lady From Pasadena - Jan & Dean; Out Of Sight - James Brown; Baby Love - Supremes; He's In Town - Tokens; Don't Turn Your Back On me - Jackie DeShannon; Big Man In Town - Four Seasons; Getting Mighty Crowded - Betty Everett.

2 Comments:
A bit late in responding to this! Some great songs and a few surprises... I didn't imagine David Rose's instrumental was your thing at all! And also wasn't sure about Dale and Grace, but then that song might be warped for me as the first version I heard of was by Donny and Marie Osmond. Yeuch! Daniel x
I'm Leaving It Up To You was actually one of the great numbers of swamp pop. Shame it was ruined by the Osmonds!
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